s/o cute sentences--what do you LOs call their . . . stuff?

tomandcourt · February 2012

This came up this morning, when DS was sitting on the potty while DH was showering. He blurted out, "Dada has a penis!" And when I said yes, he said "Mama, you have a penis?" I told him no, but didn't get into the details . . .

So far, we've been going with the actual technical terms (well, penis and butt or bum) when we talk to J about it. I haven't though about the girl parts yet and what term we would use.

My sisters used to call theirs their "front butt," which was hilarious if not entirely accurate.

What do you do when you talk to your LOs about their privates?

victoria1212 · February 2012

'butt' seems to apply to all her parts.

the one we laugh at is she refers to my breasts as 'balls.' 'Mommy has balls in her shirt'

Now, DH does not find it funny when she says, 'Daddy does not have balls.'

QueSrah · February 2012

DH came up with "lady parts" at bathtime and it kind of stuck. We hadn't really discussed what to tell her before we needed to use a word to tell her where to wash, and I think DH is a little squeamish when I tried using technical terms. Outside of bathtime, T doesn't really talk about boy/girl parts. We should really sit down as adults and come up with a plan we're both comfortable with.

Hey Jellisy · February 2012

We use vagina and penis and bottom with DD. I swear I say vagina a ridiculous number of times today. As in, Did you wipe your vagina? Did you wipe inside your vagina? Yes, that is mommy's vagina. Yes, boys have penises and not vaginas.

LindseyJW · February 2012

we use the real words. penis, vagina, butt. i like lady parts! that's cute.

my son seems a bit confused on gender permanence, though. the other day he announced that audrey did not have a penis yet and that she would get one when she was a bigger kid, like him. uh, no dear.

Sofka · February 2012

we use pee-pee for both but will use the correct term when necessary

kastle · February 2012

sprout calls his "pee pee" mostly because i reference his front & ask him if he went "pee pee"

when he understands better, we'll use technical terms.

JKM416 · February 2012

We use penis, vagina, and heiney. Neither DH's nor my parents used correct anatomical terms with us (though what would be the "correct anatomical term" for your bottom?). My parents used "be-hind" for bottom and then "front-hind" for girl parts...huh? It took some convincing to get DH on board and comfortable when DD was a baby, but now it's second nature. I didn't like the idea of giving them special names that made them seem different than any other body parts. When we talk about them as a whole, or related to what's appropriate, we usually say "private parts."

DS1 often asks to watch DS2's diaper changes. And he says, "I have a penis. Daddy has a penis. DS2 has a penis. Mama and DD don't have penises. You have 'ginas." DD called it a "bagina" for a long time.

I haven't said much about breasts, mostly because no one has shown any interest in knowing what they are other than ladies have them and they feed babies. DD called nipples "nibbles" as a toddler, so that stuck.

tomandcourt · February 2012

JKM416:
My parents used "be-hind" for bottom and then "front-hind" for girl parts...huh?

Front-hind! That almost made me snarf.

I guess the technical term for bum is . . . buttocks? That seems kind of, I don't know, animal husbandry-y to me.

victoria1212 · February 2012

just to clarify- we use the proper terms but DD refers to everything as 'butt'

MrsPhilDunphy · February 2012

We have avoided naming things for so long that it's now it's just his "pee pee". Which is confusing and goofy, but oh well. Heiny and butt are used interchangeably.

ALTHOUGH, this reminds me of another funny thing C said recently. He was on the potty but not pointed down and just starting spraying pee across the bathroom. DH heard me scream and laugh and wanted to know what was going on, so I kind of described the situation and said something about "it just went off like a firehose!". So, for a couple of days whenever he would sit on the potty he would point at his junk and say that was his "firehouse". And that was actually a vast improvement over his previous name for it, his "strawberry".

WinesNotWhines · February 2012

We alternate between penis and pee-pee. DH feels uncomfortable using the "correct" term because it sounds too clinical to him. Whatever.

Lady parts have not come up yet, but I should probably come up with something, huh?

When I was young, I think everything was referred to as "privates."

Useonfire · February 2012

DS calls it his "Peen" which I'm sure I can thank DH for. My kid is also obsessed with the word "Buttcheeks" which he can definitely thank Mommy for. I squeal and giggle like a 12 year old when DS comes running up and yells "BUTTCHEEKS" for no good reason other than to make me laugh. He also has taken to the following phrase, which he likes to say at the beginning of each meal (he made it up himself). "Slides down my tummy, comes out buttcheeks!"

MrsNJSwimmer · February 2012

victoria1212:

'butt' seems to apply to all her parts.

the one we laugh at is she refers to my breasts as 'balls.' 'Mommy has balls in her shirt'

Now, DH does not find it funny when she says, 'Daddy does not have balls.'

that is hilarious!

DH started telling DS it was his birdie, so that's what we call it. We call his butt him bottom or butt. He hasn't asked about my parts yet, but he knows the word bra. He has been interested in his nipples lately, but I'm not real sure I want to teach him that word.

suecadence · February 2012

We use penis. And there was awhile a few months ago when DS really, really wanted me to show him mine. He would be like "Mommy won't show me her penis!!!" He even told one of his teachers this which she found hilarious.

NowDNAtoo · February 2012

I've struggled with this one so far. For DS it's no big deal we either say penis or putzo (which is Greek for penis). He hasn't asked the name of DDs parts yet and when DD reaches down I just say privates. I have a hard time because technically the vagina is inside so the outside parts wouldn't be her vagina. I think I like the term lady parts or girl parts. I think you all have helped me out with that one.

vtkgirl77 · February 2012

NowDNAtoo:
I've struggled with this one so far. For DS it's no big deal we either say penis or putzo (which is Greek for penis). He hasn't asked the name of DDs parts yet and when DD reaches down I just say privates. I have a hard time because technically the vagina is inside so the outside parts wouldn't be her vagina. I think I like the term lady parts or girl parts. I think you all have helped me out with that one.

I was thinking the same thing about girl parts in terms of what to call them. Would vulva or labia be the right term for the outer parts?

tomandcourt · February 2012

Useonfire:
DS calls it his "Peen" which I'm sure I can thank DH for. My kid is also obsessed with the word "Buttcheeks" which he can definitely thank Mommy for. I squeal and giggle like a 12 year old when DS comes running up and yells "BUTTCHEEKS" for no good reason other than to make me laugh. He also has taken to the following phrase, which he likes to say at the beginning of each meal (he made it up himself). "Slides down my tummy, comes out buttcheeks!"

Buttcheeks! That's hilarious. I love that song.

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